ERAPPA 2009 - Portland

Choosing the Best Delivery Method for Your Project

Steve Cunningham, AIA, LEED AP; Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Inc.; Gordon King, Suffolk University; Tim Bonfatti, Compass Management; Dom Tiberi. Barr & Barr Builders

Design/Build, CM at Risk, CM Advisory, and General Contracting are all terms that we are familiar with. They make specific reference to various forms of project delivery and contract types - some better suited for specific projects, programs and building types than for others. A panel of industry experts - Facilities Director, Builder, Architect and Owner's Project Manager - will provide a primer on several different project delivery methods and discuss the best case scenarios under which the delivery method should be used on your campus. Roles and responsibilities of the team members including the owner as well as the basic differences in contractual relationships will be presented in a case study type format.

Target Audience:  Physical Plant Administrators and Facility Managers who only build capital projects on an occasional basis; Capital Project Managers, Physical Plant Administrators, Facility Managers and others who build more often that are interested in learning the benefit and value of alternative delivery systems.

Level:  Beginner and Intermediate